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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans launched offensive lineman Jamarco Jones on Thursday after his second apply altercation this week.

Thursday’s altercation occurred after his crackback block on linebacker Probability Campbell. Fellow linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair acquired in Jones’ face and the 2 needed to be separated. Jones was ejected from the apply.

Titans coach Mike Vrabel mentioned the block would have been a penalty in a recreation.

“We do not need to apply like that,” Vrabel mentioned. “We discuss on a regular basis about being aggressive and going to that line, and definitely not going to do something that hurts the crew. We do not need to see that.”

Jones had gotten right into a pushing match with Jeffery Simmons after one of many first performs throughout crew interval on Tuesday. The 2 had been separated and kicked out of shape after yanking one another’s helmets.

The Titans had a scheduled off day on Wednesday.

The Titans opened camp with Jones taking a lot of the first-team reps at proper deal with. Final 12 months’s starter, Nicholas Petit-Frere, is serving a six-game suspension for violating the league’s playing coverage.

Veteran lineman Chris Hubbard, second-year lineman Andrew Rupcich and rookies Jaelyn Duncan and John Ojukwu are the highest choices for the beginning job now. Hubbard took a lot of the first-team reps on Tuesday.